† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
4 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupLongview, TXTexasUnited States
American11.6%4.6%5.3%
English11.4%7.9%9.5%
Irish9.2%6.0%9.4%
German7.8%8.3%12.5%
Italian1.9%1.9%4.8%
Scottish1.7%1.3%1.3%
French1.6%1.5%1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.7%——
Mexican14.9%32.1%11.3%
Salvadoran0.5%1.2%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.8%1.8%
Spanish0.2%——
African American†15.1%10.3%9.9%
African0.5%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%0.4%0.2%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Longview, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
37.9
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
9.3%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.1%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Longview, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$66,775
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.1%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.2%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Longview, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
13.6%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
12.2%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Longview, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
8.0%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
42.1%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
37.1%
45.2%
51.5%
Black Protestant
5.2%
2.2%
2.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Longview, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+55.6%
1916
+63.2%
1920
+40.1%
1924
+68.8%
1928
+21.1%
1932
+83.9%
1936
+83.0%
1940
+75.7%
1944
+59.6%
1948
+32.9%
1952
−4.7%
1956
−26.5%
1960
−6.8%
1964
+1.2%
1968
−1.7%
1972
−48.8%
1976
−10.6%
1980
−23.5%
1984
−37.2%
1988
−25.1%
1992
−9.5%
1996
−11.7%
2000
−34.7%
2004
−38.4%
2008
−39.3%
2012
−43.3%
2016
−48.6%
2020
−47.5%
2024
−52.3%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
23.5%Harris27,820
75.8%Trump89,857
0.5%Oliver542 +2
R+52.3
R+4.8
R+50.8
118,574
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.8%89,857
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic23.5%27,820
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%542
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%290
OtherAll other candidates0.1%65
R
25.6%Biden30,210
73.1%Trump86,302
1.3%
R+47.5
D+1.1
R+52.0
118,014
R
24.3%Clinton25,143
72.9%Trump75,397
2.8%
R+48.6
R+5.3
R+50.7
103,444
R
27.9%Obama28,276
71.2%Romney72,193
0.9%
R+43.3
R+4.0
R+47.2
101,361
R
30.0%Obama30,826
69.3%McCain71,174
0.6%
R+39.3
R+0.9
R+46.6
102,654
R
30.6%Kerry31,072
69.0%Bush70,034
0.4%
R+38.4
R+3.7
R+35.9
101,491
R
32.1%Gore29,143
66.7%Bush60,632
1.2%
R+34.7
R+23.0
R+35.2
90,844
R
40.7%Clinton34,986
52.4%Dole45,043
6.9%
R+11.7
R+2.2
R+20.2
85,987
R
34.8%Clinton32,502
44.3%Bush41,346
20.8%
R+9.5
D+15.7
R+15.0
93,294
R
36.9%Dukakis31,842
62.1%Bush53,530
1.0%
R+25.1
D+12.0
R+17.4
86,250
R
31.2%Mondale27,686
68.3%Reagan60,721
0.5%
R+37.2
R+13.7
R+19.0
88,869
R
37.4%Carter28,441
60.9%Reagan46,268
1.7%
R+23.5
R+12.8
R+13.7
76,002
R
44.4%Carter28,588
55.1%Ford35,441
0.5%
R+10.6
D+38.1
R+12.7
64,377
R
25.1%McGovern14,404
73.8%Nixon42,442
1.1%
R+48.8
R+47.1
R+25.6
57,472
O
30.5%Humphrey17,250
32.2%Nixon18,204
37.3%
Wallace +5.0
R+2.9
R+1.0
56,502
D
50.5%Johnson25,647
49.3%Goldwater25,039
0.2%
D+1.2
D+7.9
R+21.4
50,809
R
45.5%Kennedy20,511
52.3%Nixon23,555
2.2%
R+6.8
D+19.7
R+6.9
45,076
R
36.3%Stevenson12,925
62.7%Eisenhower22,365
1.0%
R+26.5
R+21.8
R+11.1
35,651
R
47.4%Stevenson21,219
52.0%Eisenhower23,316
0.6%
R+4.7
R+37.6
D+6.1
44,800
D
52.6%Truman14,048
19.8%Dewey5,272
27.6%
D+32.9
R+26.7
D+28.4
26,693
D
72.4%Roosevelt17,590
12.8%Dewey3,114
14.8%
D+59.6
R+16.1
D+52.1
24,299
D
87.8%Roosevelt25,287
12.1%Willkie3,487
0.1%
D+75.7
R+7.3
D+65.8
28,797
D
91.5%Roosevelt18,239
8.4%Landon1,677
0.1%
D+83.0
R+0.9
D+58.8
19,944
D
91.8%Roosevelt17,235
7.9%Hoover1,481
0.3%
D+83.9
D+62.8
D+66.1
18,775
D
60.5%Smith6,304
39.4%Hoover4,104
0.1%
D+21.1
R+47.7
D+38.6
10,423
D
82.1%Davis9,567
13.3%Coolidge1,549
4.7%
D+68.8
D+28.7
D+93.9
11,659
D
60.2%Cox5,961
20.2%Harding1,995
19.6%
D+40.1
R+23.1
D+66.3
9,896
D
78.5%Wilson5,389
15.3%Hughes1,050
6.2%
D+63.2
D+7.6
D+60.1
6,865
D
71.9%Wilson4,079
16.3%Taft925
11.7%
D+55.6
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Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
24.2%28,562
73.9%87,115
117,945
2020
R
24.8%28,896
73.3%85,535
116,693
2018
R
26.3%23,351
73.1%64,921
88,795
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Longview, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
172,856
2018
167,579
2020
179,807
2022
181,640
2024
188,197
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+843 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +7,355 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Longview, TX in Longview, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+603
2012
−932
2013
−1,644
2014
−623
2015
−502
2016
−1,143
2017
+266
2018
+332
2019
+946
2021
+2,264
2022
+2,637
2023
+2,777
2024
+1,531
2025
+843
Longview anchors Gregg County, a historically industrial corner of East Texas where refining and manufacturing employment has long shaped a working-class electorate that leans heavily Republican at the federal level but occasionally splits on local races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 83.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 52.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 52.3 points.
A population of 291,044, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,775 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lufkin, TX and Jacksonville, TX.
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In 2024, Longview, TX, Texas voted Republican by 52.3 points (R+52.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 118,574 votes cast, 27,820 went Democratic and 89,857 went Republican.
When did Longview, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Longview, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Longview, TX, Texas?
Longview, TX, Texas has a population of 291,044 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Longview, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Longview, TX, Texas is $66,775 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Longview, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Longview, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 17 went Republican.
